Daya tried it this time too, but the glass bottle still couldn't hold water, and the wooden barrel still couldn't be crafted.
She had no choice but to synthesize 10 bottles of fructose syrup first. One part cherry and one small glass bottle can make one bottle of fructose syrup.
They weren't in a rush because they didn't have any containers to store water at Sha Niu's place, since Da Ya still had ice and Lao Wu could occasionally pump out some bottled water, so they weren't short of water for the time being.
But now, Daya only has 7 ice cubes left, and everyone is getting anxious.
This water isn't just for the Chen family; it also needs to be supplied to the team.
With a team of over 1,600 people, the daily water consumption is very high.
Due to the water shortage, their plan to take a bath today was also canceled.
Old Chen also raised the price of the water he sells to 6 points for 2.5L of water.
This caused quite a stir in the group, but most people thought that the Chen family raised the price because too many people were diluting their charcoal kilns with water to make disposable ones.
Zhou wanted to take the water off the shelves directly, but she was afraid of causing panic, so she followed the old man's advice and took it one step at a time. Maybe she could get the water from the silly girl soon.
Even if it doesn't happen that quickly, it'll give the team members time to adjust psychologically.
The water-finding team also found two water sources. The amount of water was not much, but the two sources together could fill five earthenware jars a day.
Because they were going to have hot pot for lunch, they needed to prepare ingredients, so Old Man Zhou called Jingjie over to slaughter pigs, cows, and sheep.
Kill one of each kind, but not all of them. Some of the chopped meat needs to be saved for later consumption.
After thinking for a while, Old Man Chen asked Daya to bring out two more pigs.
One of the dishes was a small lunch for pregnant women and children today. There were 121 people, and each person received a small portion, but everyone could still have some meat broth.
On the other hand, extra meals were provided for injured workers. There were 120 people, and everyone received a smaller portion, but all of them could eat meat.
The mess hall sent people over to carry the pig, and one of the managers shamelessly said, "Boss Chen, how about donating some radishes to make radish and pork rib soup for them?"
Old Man Chen: "That's all. The last three radishes were used to make radish balls for the kids."
Actually, I kept 6 of them to use for hot pot.
Xu Hao, unwilling to give up, said, "How about donating some potatoes? Your kid said that stewed potatoes with meat is quite good."
Old Man Chen rolled his eyes and said, "There's not much left. We need to save it for the kids."
You can take these two packets of salt. Use one for the team and donate the other to the welfare meals. You can decide what to do with them.
Stop arguing and get out of here!
Having acquired two extra bags of salt, Xu Hao led everyone, carrying the pigs, and walked away happily, their steps much lighter.
The team members watched with envy and started discussing it.
"Do you think the Chen family donated two pigs to the welfare meals? Will they also give two to the team later to make extra meals for everyone?"
"Even if we hand it over, it won't be enough for us to share. There are over 1,600 people and only two pigs. We won't even get a single pig hair."
"Yes, it's still based on work. Even those who have contributed might not get a sip of meat soup, let alone us."
"Yes, the Chen family handed over sheep to the team before, and after several rounds of distribution based on labor, my family still hasn't received a single piece of meat."
Some of the children asked curiously, "Grandpa, is that a cow? It looks so strange, like a green-haired monster!"
The old man smiled and explained, "That's a bison. I heard that bison used to look like this."
One person said enviously, "Don't let the bison's strange appearance fool you. Look at its thick green fur; it would be so warm to make a leather coat."
This was the first time the Chen family had brought out a wild buffalo to slaughter, and Chen Nong and the others had never seen such a buffalo before, so they curiously gathered around to watch.
To have more ingredients for hot pot, Xiaotian asked Xiaobao to plant some shepherd's purse after harvesting the Smilax glabra. Just like amaranth, a batch can be harvested every half hour.
Xiao Bao didn't have many energy points left, so they had to use them sparingly. Then they chose to plant shepherd's purse.
"The corn is ripe! Come and eat some corn!" Daya shouted.
Xiao Tian had previously asked her to save some corn for hot pot, so she processed half of the harvested corn into corn flour and saved the other half.
The package contained four large ears of corn. They peeled off a few kernels and tasted them; they found them quite delicious, sweet.
Xiaotian said it tastes better when cooked, so she cooked three ears of corn to try.
Cooked corn has a unique, fresh aroma that smells wonderful.
Daya held the hot corn and really wanted to take a big bite, but thinking of all the children there, she held back and only peeled off a few kernels to taste.
It's really delicious, sweet and chewy, even better than eating it raw.
Xiao Bao said greedily, "Peel a few for me, I want to eat some too!"
The kids who tried boiled corn instantly fell in love with it. Suddenly, corn held the same place in their hearts as sweet potatoes and potatoes—the most delicious and tasty food.
The canteen staff planned to render the fat from the two pigs into lard, which would then be used to make vegetable soup, meals for pregnant women, children, and meals for workers injured at work. Adding some lard would make the soup taste even better.
The fried pork cracklings were definitely distributed among them. One piece wasn't enough for each person, but that was all we could do. Anyway, there was still meat broth to drink.
"Let's go, let's go see a doctor. Whether we're sick or not, let the doctor take a look first, so everyone can feel at ease."
The groups of two or three lined up to see the doctor.
All the doctors in the team are on duty. They were assigned by the team and do not charge fees. Their job is to serve the team members.
The reason for conducting a thorough inspection of the team is twofold: firstly, there isn't enough perilla to go around, so we need to temporarily identify those who don't need perilla water and reserve it for those who do.
Sigh, it's all because of poverty that they have to be so calculating.
Secondly, we need to check the health of the team members, as the weather is getting colder and more people are getting sick.
If someone in the team gets severe typhoid fever, the kind that's contagious, they have to be isolated immediately, otherwise a large number of people in the team will fall ill.
It is also good to find people with mild typhoid fever to treat them in time so as to prevent them from getting worse.
If other cases are discovered, they should be categorized and statistically analyzed for unified treatment. If there is a shortage of herbal medicine, it can be procured in a unified manner.
Everyone in the team has to participate in this. If someone isn't registered, they won't get any perilla leaves when they receive food, even if they need them.
Everyone needs to cooperate and have a check-up every three days.
The team members were happy to cooperate; free medical care is a bargain that everyone wants to take advantage of.
Seeing how hard the three village chiefs were working, Chen Kai decided to lend a hand and let Xiao Bao temporarily stop producing Smilax glabra and plant Perilla instead.
The daily yield of Smilax glabra is only about 20 jin, which is not high. It is better to grow vegetables, which can produce more than 100 jin.
Planting perilla in two pits allows us to hand over 200 jin (100 catties) to the team every day, and doubles the number of people who can drink perilla water.
In addition, after the radish harvest, let Xiaobao plant amaranth in the holes he used to plant the radishes.
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